Tristan Jarry

Last Season

Nineteen games, a .858 save percentage, a 3.86 goals-against average and one shutout. Against a career .907, that is the continuation of a decline rather than a bad month.

The Physical Game

The tools have never been the problem. He is 6-4, moves well laterally, and has a quick glove hand — at his peak in Pittsburgh he was legitimately among the better goaltenders in the conference for two seasons.

He is one of the best puck-handling goaltenders in the league and it is a genuine weapon: he breaks forechecks with a first pass, he is comfortable behind his net, and defensemen retrieving pucks in front of him have an easy night. He also, on a bad night, will throw one directly onto an opposing stick.

The technical problem in recent years has been depth and tracking. He has drifted deeper into his crease, which turns clean shots into scrambles, and he loses pucks through traffic more than a goaltender with his athleticism should.

The Mental Game

This is the file. He has always been streaky, and the streaks have gotten longer and lower. He was waived and sent to the American Hockey League in 2024-25, which for a goaltender of his résumé is close to the bottom, and his play since has not been the story of a man who found something down there.

The Intangibles

There is a real goaltender in here — the two good seasons happened and were not flukes. Whether he can be found again at thirty-one, in a market that will hold him to account nightly, is entirely open.

He arrives as insurance for a team whose goaltending has been the reason for two lost springs. That is a lot to ask of a player who has not been reliable in three years.